The Switch

6:00pm

Burn: The Switch

Airs Sunday, August 11 at 6 p.m. Our nation’s power grid, the patchwork system that transmits and distributes electricity from plants to consumers, is aging and stretched to capacity—especially in summer months when users face triple-digit temperatures, violent storms and power outages. BURN examines the state of America’s electric power grid and the science needed to modernize it. - Can 21st century electrical engineers use “smart grid” technology to prevent power outages?